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twiddle 音標拼音: [tw'ɪdəl] vt. 捻弄,玩弄,旋弄
vi. 玩弄
n. 捻 撚弄,玩弄,旋弄玩弄撚 twiddle n 1: a series of small ( usually idle) twists or turns v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; " The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [ synonym: { twirl}, { swirl}, { twiddle}, { whirl}] 2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; " He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" [ synonym: { twiddle}, { fiddle with}] Twiddle \ Twid" dle\, v. t. [ Probably of imitative origin. Cf. { Tweedle}.] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one' s thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [ Written also twidle.] -- Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster]
Twiddle \ Twid" dle\, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. -- Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster]
Twiddle \ Twid" dle\, n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A pimple. [ Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster] 66 Moby Thesaurus words for " twiddle": babble, cackle, chat, chatter, come in contact, coquet, dabble, dally, do nothing, feel, feel of, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle- faddle, fidget, fidget with, finger, finger with, flick, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, frivol, gab, handle, horse around, idle, jerk off, juggle, kid around, loiter, manipulate, mess around, mess with, monkey, monkey around, monkey with, palm, palpate, paw, piddle, play, play around, play with, ply, poke at, potter, prattle, prod, putter, rattle, smatter, tap, thumb, tinker, touch, toy, toy with, trifle, twirl, waste time, wield, wiggle, yak |
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